One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 639 · 40 questions

Word tip (Many words → one word): Read every part of the phrase: who or what, and what is special about it. Think of word endings that help: -ible / -able (can be done), -ist (a person), -ary / -ium (a place), -vore (an eater). Check that the word matches the whole phrase, not just part of it.

1. 1.One word for: a place where books are kept for reading (a) orchard (b) aviary (c) library (d) granary
2. 2.One word for: a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (a) menu (b) diary (c) atlas (d) agenda
3. 3.One word for: a person with great skill in something (a) expert (b) novice (c) amateur (d) beginner
4. 4.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) driver (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) sailor
5. 5.One word for: easily broken (a) visible (b) fragile (c) flexible (d) edible
6. 6.One word for: a person who is being treated by a doctor (a) patient (b) nurse (c) surgeon (d) visitor
7. 7.One word for: a place where films are shown (a) library (b) cinema (c) stadium (d) museum
8. 8.One word for: agreed upon by everyone (a) generous (b) anonymous (c) unanimous (d) famous
9. 9.One word for: a place where grain is stored (a) granary (b) orchard (c) library (d) aviary
10. 10.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) carnivore (b) omnivore (c) insectivore (d) herbivore
11. 11.One word for: a person who works without being paid (a) owner (b) employee (c) volunteer (d) tourist
12. 12.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) florist (b) optician (c) dentist (d) pharmacist
13. 13.One word for: a person who walks in his or her sleep (a) tourist (b) pedestrian (c) optimist (d) sleepwalker
14. 14.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) patriot (b) traitor (c) optimist (d) tourist
15. 15.One word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat (a) herbivore (b) scavenger (c) omnivore (d) carnivore
16. 16.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) granary (b) museum (c) bank (d) mint
17. 17.One word for: against the law (a) illegal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) legal
18. 18.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) fragile (b) audible (c) visible (d) edible
19. 19.One word for: a place where old and rare things are kept for show (a) museum (b) granary (c) aviary (d) library
20. 20.One word for: the study of living things (a) biology (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) history
21. 21.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) tourist (b) donor (c) borrower (d) thief
22. 22.One word for: a person who loves his or her country (a) pilot (b) traitor (c) patriot (d) tourist
23. 23.One word for: people who watch a match (a) passengers (b) spectators (c) pedestrians (d) patients
24. 24.One word for: a doctor who treats sick animals (a) dentist (b) veterinarian (c) florist (d) optician
25. 25.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) invisible (b) edible (c) illegible (d) audible
26. 26.One word for: happening every day (a) weekly (b) daily (c) annual (d) monthly
27. 27.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) dentist (b) botanist (c) astronomer (d) zoologist
28. 28.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) century (b) decade (c) millennium (d) fortnight
29. 29.One word for: the study of past events (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
30. 30.One word for: a period of a hundred years (a) millennium (b) century (c) decade (d) fortnight
31. 31.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) literate (c) bilingual (d) talkative
32. 32.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
33. 33.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) glutton (b) tourist (c) donor (d) miser
34. 34.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) miser (b) patriot (c) optimist (d) glutton
35. 35.One word for: a person who sells flowers (a) tailor (b) dentist (c) florist (d) cashier
36. 36.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) pilot (b) driver (c) sailor (d) jockey
37. 37.One word for: happening once every year (a) monthly (b) daily (c) annual (d) weekly
38. 38.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) geography (b) biography (c) atlas (d) autobiography
39. 39.One word for: that which cannot be done (a) impossible (b) illegal (c) invisible (d) incorrect
40. 40.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) antonym (b) homophone (c) synonym (d) suffix

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